Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 354 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.He ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
3. 3.She ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
4. 4.You ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
6. 6.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
9. 9.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
10. 10.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
11. 11.She ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
12. 12.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
13. 13.When Dad called, Tara ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.He ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
16. 16.By the time we reached, the students ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, the students ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
23. 23.By the time we reached, they ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
24. 24.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time we reached, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, Isha ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
37. 37.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
39. 39.My friends ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted

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